Review Test 2 Audio Script
You hear two students called Tom and Sarah who are
studying healthcare discussing the results of research into the
impact of art and music in hospitals.
Sarah: Hi Tom, shall we start by looking at some of the
older research done on hospital patients who look
at art or listen to music?
Tom: Yes, that would be useful. I think there’s quite a lot
of research isn’t there?
Sarah: There is, but I couldn’t find many studies that
produced strong evidence that looking at pictures
or listening to music had any great medical value,
like on a person’s state of mind, for example.
Tom: That’s right. Most of the research seems to be
based on art or music therapy in children’s wards,
and there wasn’t much information about what
happens with older people. I did see something on
what effect it had on people who’d been injured
very badly, but there wasn’t a lot really. The only
other information is just based on what staff say
they think the benefit of art is for patients. Did
you read that report on the design of Hightown
Hospital? That was really interesting!
Sarah: Yes. It’s really modern and the thing about this
particular project is that they were able to include
works of art in the design of the building at the
very early stages.
Tom: The funny thing was the staff attitude to the new
building. In the beginning, their reaction was quite
negative.
Sarah: I think it probably just took them time to get
used to working in such a new and different
environment because after six months, most of
them really liked it. It’s strange because patients
could see the benefits straight away.
Tom: It was great that the researchers were able to
assess the effect of art and music on patients and
staff right from the start. And at least they were
worried about the staff and so asked for their
thoughts, and the staff were actually very grateful
for that.
Sarah: Yes. The research on Hightown Hospital was the
perfect opportunity to find out whether art and
music can play a meaningful role in healthcare.
What I thought was good about the research was
how the researchers adapted the requirements
of the study. This meant there weren’t any
major difficulties or extra work for the staff. And
of course staff and managers were more co-
operative and supportive than they might have
been. I know it took a lot longer than they had
originally planned, but I guess it was worth it in
the end.
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Tom: Yes, that was very important for the success of the
project.
Sarah: But I think the patient questionnaire could have
been designed more simply. There were too many
questions, but at least they focused on all the right
areas, which is so important.
Tom: Absolutely!
Sarah: The findings of the research were very interesting,
weren’t they? There were a few unexpected results.
Tom: Yes, the impact on patients in some cases was
quite clear. I’ve got the results here.
Sarah: The Day Surgery Unit clinic was a good example.
Tom: Yes, it really did make a difference there.
Sarah: As far as I remember, there was a huge drop
in levels of anxiety in a significant number of
patients, though they still needed the same
amounts of medicine. And, interestingly, it seems
that the art was more effective than the music.
Tom: That’s right. And look at this … the Children’s
Unit. Well, the really noticeable thing here is that
children left hospital on average a day earlier than
children who had not been exposed to art and
music. That’s really significant, don’t you think?
Sarah: Very interesting. Yes, I’d have expected children to
respond better to music than art, myself.
Tom: Yes, me too. Let’s look at the results from the
Accident and Emergency Unit.
Sarah: Well, the Accident and Emergency Unit is the only
part of the hospital in this study where exposing
patients to art and music made no real difference
to stress levels, or the amount of medication
required.
Tom: I think it must be because patients don’t spend as
long here as they do in other parts of the hospital.
Sarah: You could be right. And finally the E-N-T … you
know the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit.
Tom: Well here, patients responded more positively to
music than the display of large colourful paintings.
I found that interesting, especially when we look
at what’s happened in other areas of the hospital.
And another thing is that the staff were more co-
operative too.
Sarah: Interesting! Well, the results are very exciting. And
I think what we can use in our own research is …
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Review Test 2 Answer Key
Listening Writing
1 and 2 A D (in either order) Sample answer
3 and 4 C E (in either order)
5 and 6 A E (in either order) Nowadays, many people spend more hours at work
7 F than they are required to by their company. This working
8 A pattern may lead to many problems for employees, but
9 D fortunately there are also solutions.
10 B Family life suffers when a parent spends long hours at
work. No parent wants to miss out on family dinner
Reading time, but if they have to stay late at the office to finish
1 No something, they find that the children have already
2 Not Given had their dinner and gone to bed by the time they get
3 Yes home. As a result of working late, they have missed out
4 Not Given on quality family time. Another consequence may be
5 Yes the breakdown of a marriage or relationship because
6 G their partner feels under-valued or unloved. A person’s
7 B health can be negatively affected by working long
8 I hours, regardless of the sector they work in. People
9 H need time to rest and relax, otherwise they can become
10 F ill. It’s important, therefore, that people have a balance
between the hours they work and the hours they have for
themselves.
Employers can help solve these problems by offering
workers the chance to work flexible hours to better fit in
with family life. Another solution is to allow employees
to work from home for one or two days each week.
Companies can also provide gyms, or at least offer
employees reduced gym membership rates, to ensure
that their staff can do some physical exercise.
People seem to be busier than ever before, but if
employers make an effort to consider the needs of their
staff then employees need not suffer due to demanding
workloads.

Speaking
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